Russia seems more concerned with its strategic initiative than its treatment of the citizens in the Chechnya region. This is obvious by the massive numbers of Chechen civilians that lost their lives during the Russian invasion of 1994 (Shah). It is estimated that seventy to eighty thousand civilians lost their lives before Russia finally withdrew, defeated, in 1996 (Shah). The end result of this invasion was the creation of further chaos in the Chechen republic, along with further distrust for the Russia’s central government. The Russian disregard for the citizens in one of its own territories is another reason why today’s Chechnya deserves its
Russia seems more concerned with its strategic initiative than its treatment of the citizens in the Chechnya region. This is obvious by the massive numbers of Chechen civilians that lost their lives during the Russian invasion of 1994 (Shah). It is estimated that seventy to eighty thousand civilians lost their lives before Russia finally withdrew, defeated, in 1996 (Shah). The end result of this invasion was the creation of further chaos in the Chechen republic, along with further distrust for the Russia’s central government. The Russian disregard for the citizens in one of its own territories is another reason why today’s Chechnya deserves its